EF2 tornado in Fulton County, Kentucky
Tornado May 4, 2021 · Fulton County, Kentucky
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
One home was destroyed, with the roof removed. Multiple outbuildings collapsed. Multiple large trees were snapped and uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph.
The wider storm
Clusters of storms, followed by a bowing line of thunderstorms, organized and accelerated east-northeastward during the overnight and wee morning hours. Several tornadoes accompanied mesovortices along the bowing line of storms. In addition, a particularly strong microburst was associated with the line. Finally, the occurrence of multiple thunderstorms resulted in localized flash flooding in the Pennyrile region. A mid-level shortwave trough moved east across the southern Plains. A belt of stronger southwesterly 500 mb winds spread northeast ahead of the trough into southeast Missouri and Arkansas. Instability was sufficient for a round of severe thunderstorms to occur.
Began near Jordan (36.5200, -89.0310).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 949835. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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